Koh Yao Noi to Chiang Mai

No time for breakfast on the island: instead, we had it on the boat, and set out kayaking again. I somehow ended up in a single kayak this time, which was slightly scary to begin with but turned out to be surprisingly easy: it’s great when you only have to try and move your own body weight around…I recommend it! Being in my own kayak was particularly exhilarating today, as we were kayaking through pitch dark caves with only a few head torches and shouts of “Argh, rock!” to guide us.

Mangrove swamps

We stopped off at a little Sandy inlet, so that we could paddle through a series of tunnels and caves and emerge onto another hidden beach surrounded by mangroves. Mangroves are awesome: I can’t believe the government ordered them to be cut down, only to find that they’d been the only thing stopping tsunamis from wiping out the islands. Fact of the day.

On the hidden beach

After lunch on the boat, we flew from Phuket to Chiang Mai. This meant getting on the plane wearing, essentially, bikinis and sarongs. We like to set a good example…
Our hotel, the Parasol Inn, is modern, stylish and amazing.

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lucy3119 on December 2, 2009 from Phuket, Thailand

from the travel blog: Thailand 2009

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